An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . uaker, with full power to investigate and redress grievances. Con-ducting himself with great prudence, he succeeded in greatly allay-ing the discontent of the Protestant settlers. After remaining a year,he left as his successor Joseph Blake, who steadily pursued the samesystem ; so that in a few years parties became reconciled, and theFrench were admitted to all the rights of citi
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . uaker, with full power to investigate and redress grievances. Con-ducting himself with great prudence, he succeeded in greatly allay-ing the discontent of the Protestant settlers. After remaining a year,he left as his successor Joseph Blake, who steadily pursued the samesystem ; so that in a few years parties became reconciled, and theFrench were admitted to all the rights of citizenship. In 1700 Blakewas succeeded by Moore, who, two years after, planned and con-ducted an expedition against St. Augustine, which brought disgraceupon himself and a heavy debt on the colorv. In 1706, the Span-iards, by way of retaliation, appeared before Charleston, and sum-moned it to surrender. Governor Nathaniel Johnson returned anindignant defiance. The invaders sent on shore a small party, whowere immediately cut off. Six small vessels, under Captain Rhett,then sailed against their armament, which fled in alarm. An addi-tional force, both of ships and troops, was subssquently captured byihe INDIAN WAR. 297 A repose of several years followed this success, which ended bya war with the numerous Indian tribes of the vicinity. It broke outfirst with the Tuscaroras. This brave tribe made a furious attack onthe Roanoke settlers, killing more than one hundred of their number,and laying waste part of the villages ; but being met by CaptainBarnwell, from South Carolina, with nine hundred and sixty men,they were totally annihilated as a nation, the remnant soon afterwardsemigrating to the north, where they joined the Five Nations. UT a far more terrible struggle wasnow at hand. Instigated by theSpaniards, the Yamassees, Creeks,Cherokees, and other tribes betweenCape Fear and the Gulf of Mexico,united in a grand confederacy to ex-tirpate the English. They num-bered six
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